Propane Autogas – Conversions and Infrastructure

Chesapeake Utilities to Build Del. Propane Station

September 17, 2015
• by Staff

Photo courtesy of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation.

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation and its propane subsidiary, Sharp Energy, Inc., have started construction on a new Sharp Energy headquarters building and propane autogas fueling station in Georgetown, Del.

The 18,000-square-foot building, located at 22945 East Piney Grove Road, is intended to provide central location for both customers and employees and consolidate Sharp Energy’s operations. With the construction of the facility, Sharp Energy aims to house its retail and supply functions in one location, increase its storage capacity, and create a centralized public dispensing center for propane autogas.

The anticipated completion date is spring 2016, and the project is expected to create up to 70 construction jobs, Sharp Energy said.

The new vehicles will annually consume approximately 36.8 million gallons of clean propane autogas, and many will be displacing fuels with higher emissions like gasoline and diesel, according to the Propane Education & Research Council.

Roush CleanTech and BSquare are the newest associate members of the Truck Renting and Leasing Association (TRALA), the nonprofit national trade association that provides the unified and focused voice for the truck renting and leasing industry.

Roush CleanTech is the first propane autogas fuel system manufacturer to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s and California Air Resources Board’s heavy duty-onboard diagnostics certification for all its engines, the company announced.

Fleet owners and managers will have ample opportunity to learn how propane autogas reduces a fleet’s emissions profile and its total cost-of-ownership with a demonstration during the Work Truck Show 2018.